AGLÆCA: An
Old English dictionary defines áglǽca as follows: "wretch,
miscreant, monster, demon, fierce enemy, fierce combatant, miserable
being." In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Grendel,
Grendel's mother and
Beowulf are all three referred to by this name for each is a "fierce
combatant."

MALE:

ACHAN:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Akan,
meaning "one who troubles." In the bible,
this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during
the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death.

ACHAR
(עָכָר):
Anglicized form of Hebrew Akar,
meaning "one who troubles." In the bible, this
is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during
the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death.

AGRO:
From a Celtic word meaning
"battle; slaughter."

AKAN
(עָכָן):
Hebrew name
meaning "one who troubles." In the bible,
this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during
the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death.

AKAR
(עָכָר):
Variant form of Hebrew Akan,
meaning "one who troubles." In the bible, this
is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during
the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death.

APPIUS:
Latin Praenomen of several Romans, including Appius Claudius
Sabinus Inregillensis, the founder of the clan of Claudia. He was born
Attius Clausus, and became
consul of Rome in 495 BCE. According to Livy, in his History
of Rome, Appius was "harsh by nature,"
having an "innate love of tyranny." The clan name Appius/Attius
may be related to the name of the eunuch god Attis,
meaning "Papa."

ARISTODEMOS
(Άριστόδημος):
Greek name composed of the elements aristos
"best, excellent" and demos "the people,"
hence "best of the people." This was the
name of a ruthless tyrant who ruled Elis for six
months, exterminating all opposition and stealing their
properties. He was finally assassinated; the Eleans
erected a statue at Olympia to Kylon, the man who killed
him.

BRENT:
English
surname transferred to forename use having several possible origins
including: from an
Old English byname for a criminal who had
been "branded." For example, the surname Brendcheke
"burned cheek" came from such a byname. Compare with
other possible origins of Brent.

BUSIRIS:
Egyptian name of a king who killed visitors to his city,
meaning "temple of Osiris."

DAMIAN:
English name derived from Latin Damianus,
meaning
"to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically
"to kill."

GANDÁLFR:
Old Norse name composed of the elements gandr
"staff, wand" or "fiend, monster" and álfr "elf," hence
"fiendish elf" or "wand elf." In mythology, this is the name of a dwarf.

GITHINJI:
African Embu name meaning "butchers."

GITUKU:
African Kikuyu name meaning "notoriously shady and sly."

GWYN:
Welsh unisex name meaning "fair, holy, white." In mythology
this is a masculine name. In Welsh mythology, it is the name of the ruler of the underworld
(Annwn) where he escorted
the souls of the dead. In Arthurian legend, Gwyn ap Nudd ("fair/white son of
Nudd") was the abductor of the
maiden Creiddylad after her elopement with Gwythr ap Greidawl, a long-time rival
of his. He helped Culhwch hunt the boar
Twrch
Trwyth, and in later legends he
was king of the "fair folk" (tylwyth teg).

HEROD:
Latin form of Greek Herodes, meaning "sprung
from a hero." In the bible, this is the name of the king who ordered the slaughter
of all male children "two years old and under."

HERODES
(Ἡρώδης):
Greek name meaning "sprung from a hero." In the bible, this is the name of the king who ordered the slaughter
of all male children "two years old and under."

LÆLIANUS:
A derivative of the Roman family name Lælius,
possibly meaning "lunar." The name is listed
among the Thirty Tyrants in the Historia Augusta. He may have been a
member of the noble Spanish family called the Ulpii.

MARDOCHAIOS
(Μαρδοχαῖος): Greek form of
Akkadian Marduk
("solar calf"), probably meaning "death and emptiness." In mythology,
Marduk is
the name of a god said to have killed a dragon named Tiamat. In the bible, he is known by the
Hebrew name Merodach, and is a
Babylonian idol, probably the planet Mars, which like Saturn was regarded by
ancient Semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was
propitiated with human victims.

MARDUK:
Akkadian name meaning "solar calf." In Babylonian mythology, this is the
name of a god said to have killed a dragon named Tiamat.
In the bible, he is known by the Hebrew name Merodach,
and is a
Babylonian idol, probably the planet Mars, which like Saturn was regarded by
ancient Semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was
propitiated with human victims.

MARK OF CORNWALL:
1) Anglicized form of Welsh March,
meaning "horse," and 2) English form of French Marc,
from Latin Marcus, meaning
"defense" or
"of the sea." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a king of
Cornwall. He was Tristan's uncle, and husband to
Iseult who
had a secret affair with
Tristan. In the Prose Tristan, he was a terrible villain who raped his
niece and then murdered her for producing a son, Meraugis. He also murdered his
brother Baldwin.

MEGEDAGIK:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "kills many."

MERIKH (مريخ):
Variant spelling of Mirrikh, the Arabic and Persian
name for the planet Mars, possibly meaning "death,
slaughter."

MERCURY:
Short form of Roman Mercurius, a name related to the word merx from which we get the words
"mercantile," "merchandise," "mercenary," and
even "mercy." In mythology, Mercury is a messenger god
associated with Greek Hermês.
Originally, though, he was a god of tradesmen and
thieves. The first planet of the solar system was named after him.

MERCURIUS:
Roman name related to the word merx from which we get the words
"mercantile," "merchandise," "mercenary," and
even "mercy." In mythology, Mercurius is a messenger god
associated with Greek Hermês.
Originally, though, he was a god of tradesmen and
thieves.

MERODACH
(מְרׄדָךְ):
Hebrew form of Akkadian Marduk ("solar calf"), meaning "thy rebellion."
In
biblical times, this was the name of a
Babylonian idol, probably the planet Mars, which like Saturn was regarded by
ancient Semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was
propitiated with human victims. Mordechai
is a related name.

PARIS
(Πάρις): Greek name probably derived from the word pari, meaning "wager." In
mythology, this is the name of the son of Priam
who kidnapped Helen and later
fatally wounded Achilles.
Because it had been prophesied that he would cause the collapse of Troy,
his father gave him to a shepherd to be destroyed. The shepherd could
not bring himself to kill the baby so he left him in the desert. Five
days later he found the infant still alive and decided to "take a
chance," and raise the child himself. He named the baby Paris.
Compare with another form of Paris.

RIENCE:
In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the king of
"many isles." He is best remembered for having trimmed his robe with the beards
of eleven kings that he conquered, and for wanting to make Arthur's beard the
twelfth; for this reason he is identified with Geoffrey of Monmouth's giant
Ritho who had the same modus operandi and who was also killed by Arthur.

AERONWEN:
Welsh name popularly translated aeron "berries" and gwen
"white," yielding "white berries," but the first element
is more likely to have come from the name of a Celtic goddess of war, Aeron,
meaning "carnage, slaughter," hence "white
slaughter."

AGRONA:
Celtic myth name of a goddess of strife and war, derived from proto-Celtic *agronā, meaning
"carnage, slaughter."

ALECTO:
Latin form of Greek Alekto, meaning
"unceasing." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Furies (Gr. Erinyes, Eumenides). Virgil named
two others: Megaera "grudge," and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."

ALEKTO
(Ἀληκτώ): Greek
name meaning "unceasing." In Greek mythology, this is the
name of one of the
Furies (Gr. Erinyes, Eumenides). Virgil named
two others: Megaera "grudge," and Tisiphone
"murder-retribution."

DAMIA: Feminine
form of English Damian,
meaning "to tame, to subdue" and
euphemistically "to kill."

DAMIANA: Feminine
form of English Damian,
meaning "to tame, to subdue" and
euphemistically "to kill."

GORGOPHONE
(Γοργοφόνη):
Greek name composed of the elements gorgo "grim" and phonos
"murderer, slayer," hence "grim slayer." In mythology,
this is the name of a daughter of Perseus.

ISABEL:
Originally a Spanish form of Latin Isabella,
meaning "God is my oath." It later became an English royal name
and its popularity was enhanced by the fact that
it was borne by Queen Isabella (1296-1358), despite the fact that she was a
murderess.

LAMIA
(Λαμία): Greek
myth name of an evil spirit who abducts and devours children, meaning
"large shark." The name
means "vampire" in Latin and "fiend" in Arabic.

LAVERNA:
Latin name, possibly meaning "spring-like; to be verdant." In
Roman mythology, this is the name
of a goddess of illegally-obtained money. She is the patroness of charlatans, con
men and thieves.

MEDEA:
Latin form of Greek Medeia, meaning
"cunning." In mythology, this is the name of the sorceress who helped Jason steal
the Golden Fleece from his father. When Jason later abandoned her for
another woman, she got revenge by killing two of her own children fathered
by him.

MEDEIA
(Μήδεια): Greek
name meaning
"cunning." In mythology, this is the name of the sorceress who helped Jason steal
the Golden Fleece from his father. When Jason later abandoned her for
another woman, she got revenge by killing two of her own children fathered
by him.

MEGAERA:
Latin form of Greek Megaira, meaning "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Furies (Erinyes). Virgil named
two others: Alecto
"unceasing" and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."

MEGAIRA
(Μέγαιρα): Greek
name meaning "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Furies (Erinyes). Virgil named
two others: Alecto "unceasing" and Tisiphone
"murder-retribution."

PANDORA
(Πανδώρα):
Greek name composed of the elements pan
"all" and doron "gift," hence
"all-gift." In mythology, this is the name of the first mortal woman whose
curiosity unleashed evil into the world.

PERSEPHONE
(Περσεφόνη):
Greek name probably composed of
the elements persô "person; human being" and phonos
"murderer, slayer," hence "person-slayer." In mythology,
this is the name of a goddess of the underworld, a daughter of Zeus
and Demeter. Her Roman name is Proserpina.

ŠÁRKA:
Bohemian myth name of a young maiden who aided
the Amazonian-like Vlasta in her
slaughter of men in the "Maiden's War." The name is identical to the Lithuanian
word šárka, and much like the Russian surname Soroka,
both of which mean "magpie."

TISIPHONE
(Τισιφόνη):
Greek name composed
of the elements tisis "retribution" and phone
"murder," hence "murder-retribution." In mythology, this is
the name of one of the Erinyes, messengers of ill-omen. Virgil named
two others: Megaera "grudge," and Alecto
"unceasing."

QUELLA:
Old English name derived from the word cweald,
meaning "kill."

VLASTA: Czech
short form of
Slavic names
beginning with Vlast-, meaning "power." In Bohemian legend,
this is the
name of an Amazonian-like woman who started the "Maiden's war"
against men.